| UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 23, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Honda Center | |||
| City | Anaheim,California | |||
| Attendance | 14,856[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,237,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 1,050,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010, at theHonda Center inAnaheim, California,United States.[3] The event was the fourth time the UFC hosted at theHonda Center (formerlyArrowhead Pond) inAnaheim, California followingUFC 59,UFC 63, andUFC 76, and the sixth event held in theGreater Los Angeles Area, includingUFC 60 andUFC 104.
Just likeUFC 111,UFC 115, andUFC 118, UFC 121 was shown in movie theaters around the United States byNCM Fathom.[4] UFC 121 featured the return of preliminary fights live on Spike TV.[5]UFC Primetime also returned to promote theBrock Lesnar vs.Cain Velasquez title fight.[6]
Jon Madsen was expected to faceTodd Duffee, but Duffee was forced off the card due to a lingering knee injury and was replaced byGilbert Yvel.[7] The event was notable for the post-fight confrontation betweenprofessional wrestlerThe Undertaker and Brock Lesnar following Lesnar's loss to Cain Velasquez.[8]
| Main Card (PPV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | def. | Brock Lesnar (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:12 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Jake Shields | def. | Martin Kampmann | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | Paulo Thiago | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | def. | Tito Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Brendan Schaub | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Televised) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Court McGee | def. | Ryan Jensen | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 1:21 | |
| Middleweight | Tom Lawlor | def. | Patrick Côté | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Daniel Roberts | def. | Mike Guymon | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Lightweight | Sam Stout | def. | Paul Taylor | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Camozzi | def. | Dongi Yang | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jon Madsen | def. | Gilbert Yvel | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:48 | |
The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses.[9]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theCalifornia State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[10]
On October 4, 2019, Velasquez made hisWWE debut confronting Lesnar on thefirst episode ofFriday Night SmackDown onFox, thus setting up the match atCrown Jewel for theWWE Championship where Lesnar defeated Velasquez in 88 seconds.[11]
